Archive for the ‘Smartphones & Tablets’ Category

Archos Launches €99 ICS Tablet for Kids

March 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Though we have seen a lot of sh*tty budget Android tablets pass our desks over the past 2 years, Archos has now announced a new one… one that’s for kids… and runs on some decent specs.

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The iPad 3 is Coming

February 29th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

On March 7th, Apple will be presenting the new iPad 3 to the press. Apple sent out the invites yesterday, so time for us to get the rumours surrounding the iPad 3 in-line.

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MWC: ZTE Goes Big on Quad-Core in Europe

February 28th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

ZTE is set to make a splash on the European market with their high-end Android devices. Amongst them is the new ZTE Era. A smartphone with a quad-core (1.3Ghz) CPU, 1GB RAM and a 960×540 screen.

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MWC: Qualcomm Goes Pro on Snapdragon S4

February 27th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Qualcomm has introduced their new S4 Pro Processor that builds on the success of the Snapdragon series. The new SoC goes under the name of S4 MSM8960 and holds an Adreno 320 GPU.

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MWC: Intel Expands Smartphone Portfolio

February 27th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Intel has announced new deals with vendors to develop smartphones and tablets based on Intel’s new System on a Chip line. Amongst them are operator Orange and paymentcompany Visa.

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Digitimes: Tablet Sales Take a Dive

February 21st, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

It seems the rush for tablets is cooling down a little as tablet sales are expected to drop a massive 30% in the first quarter of 2012. Digitimes calculated the dip in sales based on the number of deliveries from vendors in Taiwan.

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ALDI To Sell Its Own Smartphones

February 20th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

When I think of Germany, ALDI and LIDL are the first things that come to mind (after beer that is). Those supermarkets have become so successful all over Europe, they are able to sell goods under their own brand. Even smartphones so it seems…

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LG Set to Release Optimus 3D Successor

February 14th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Looking at the sales results, I am not entirely sure if ‘successor’ is the right term for it, but LG is set to release yet another devices with native 3D support via an autostereoscopic screen (ala Nintendo’s 3DS).

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LG Preparing for NFC Launch on Windows Phone

February 7th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Not only Nokia is going big on NFC. As it seems, LG has also started preparations for their next generation of Windows Phone 8 devices that will be offering full support for NFC hardware.

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HTC to Push Android 4.0 Onto Sensation Devices

February 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | 1 Comment »

Yesterday, HTC announced it will be pushing the new Android 4.0 onto its entire line of Sensation devices (HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE and HTC Sensation XL). On top of that, the company will be launching a fourth Sensation device in March. It will be the Sansation Ice White.